Friday, 28 February 2014

I'm still in C&S mode, but today it's almost out of necessity because I've made a (kind of) masculine card featuring Stampavie's Sporty image of a cute footie bear. It's also nice and flat for posting! Although it's a sporty theme, I think the papers are still really pretty, even though I've steered clear of florals! :0)

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Hello! I’m here again to sing the praises about the new
Wild Rose Studio collection of dies! Wow! Matthew and Dulcie, Managing Directors
of Wild Rose Studio, really have
thought of everything with their new die release…

…I’ve been having another play with this fabulous collection
of dies and have discovered that the two sets of dies, the oval frame (which
has three dies) and the floral frame (which has two dies), are pre-mounted onto
magnetic sheets all of their own…now how handy is that for storage?!

So if you’ve not had chance to check out the new range
yet, do pop over to The

Stamp Basket online store – we have the full collection
of dies in stock, as well as the new Bluebell Collection of stamps and new WRS
paper pads.

Monday, 24 February 2014

I've made another 'tag' style card as I am really liking the C&S style at the moment. This one's a Christmas card, featuring Bildmalarna Mimosa Lighting Up. I've popped some die cut snowflakes behind the tag, and some little rhinestones in the corner. This one's been kept fairly flat, so it shouldn't cost a fortune to mail.

Sunday, 23 February 2014

and this week I have a little Thank You card to share with you but with this adorable image it could just as easily have been a Mother's Day card or even a Happy Birthday card - but I had a fabulous 'THANKS'

die cut that I wanted to use so here's what I did :o)

Card Ingredients - Available from The Stamp Basket - just click the links to take you straight there:

Have you seen the latest new releases from Wild Rose Studio - the most adorable images and the most stunning dies - all available now over at The Stamp Basket - but be quick because they are selling fast!!!

Friday, 21 February 2014

I'm still on a mission to make my Christmas cards throughout the year, so I've got another one to share today. This one is a cute Stampavie image of a little boy and puppies. I've teamed it with some of my favourite Silent Night papers, and some die cuts. The die cuts were originally cut in white, but I've coloured the lamp in brown copic, and then popped some orange card behind the cut outs, and given the orange some sparkle with some shimmer gel pens.

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Evening all! I'm bursting with excitement...the new Wild Rose Studio Spring Woodland dies, stamps, paper and panels have arrived and are ready for shipping!!!...OMW, they are fab-u-lous... Check them out at http://www.thestampbasket.co.uk/Hugs,Janet xx

... due for delivery today at The Stamp Basket Headquarters!! I'm just bursting with excitement...

There are 8 new stamps in this collection...all absolutely adorable...and just right for all occasions including Easter! So if you haven't already taken a look, why not pop over to The Stamp Basket store and take a browse......and don't forget the New Year sale ends today, so if you haven't already done so, there's still time to grab a bargain...Hugs,Janet xx

I know it's only mid February but I'm continuing my mission to get my Christmas cards made throughout the year. So I've got another one to share today.

This one features one of my favourite Whiff of Joy images of Maya and Kitty sledging. I've used mainly browns (to match the papers and embellishments) but added a sprinkling of pink to give it a bit of a pop.

The Village Lamp is a lovely die that I've used for the first time today, and I've coloured it in gold, but perhaps not using something that you might expect! That's where the make-up hint lies in the title of this post.

The gold is actually an eye-liner that I bought in a Body Shop sale a looooong time ago, and found in an old make-up bag completely unused a couple of years ago. At that time, I decided that I had no idea what on earth I was thinking when I bought it, but I certainly don't think I would ever wear gold make-up. So it became a crafting item instead (which might have been the original intention anyway!). And it's laid unused until today! To be honest I thought it would have dried up by now. But nope!! Still good, and the little brush applicator was perfect to paint the die cut.

I'll admit that on the make-up front, I'm a simple mascara kind of girl. I wouldn't want to be seen dead without that. And I do also wear a spot of eyeshadow in the week for work. But that's it. The whole foundation-concealer-lipstick-blusher-bronzer stuff escapes me. I'd rather have an extra 10 minutes in bed than be under the false impression that anything I do with various pots, sticks, brushes and lotions can make much improvement!! Plus any lippy seems to have blotted off within an hour if I do wear it for a special occasion / wedding etc.

Lip-balms on the other hand, well .. I have dozens of those little suckers!! And I think that lip-balm is much more suited for little Maya as she goes sledging with her kitty on a cold winter's day! :0)

Don't forget it's the final few days of The Stamp Basket Sale, so pop over there to grab your final bargains before it finishes.

Saturday, 15 February 2014

Morning all and a very happy weekend wherever you are and whatever you're doing! We have a wonderful selection of projects for you today chosen from our archives. These gorgeous creations have been made by our design team past and present...and there are some fab ideas for Mother's Day with many images still available in our sale! Our theme is....

Friday, 14 February 2014

To celebrate Valentines day today, I've sneaked some pink and a little heart into my project today. I let the pretty pink and aqua papers dictate this card and followed the colour theme into the image, ribbon and flower embellishments. I think these papers are some of my all time favourites.

This little Tilda is from the 'Sweet Crazy Love' collection and I don't think I've used her before today. I inked all around the pretty papers with bright pink ink and layered all the panels onto kraft colour card.

Thursday, 13 February 2014

I have a Get Well card to show you today using
Wild Rose Studio ‘Bunny with Flowers’ which I’ve combined with the gorgeous First
Edition ‘Silent Night’ papers and Nellie Snellen Multi-Frame Heart 2….all available
in our current sale!

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Morning all, and here we are, only a few hours from halfway through the week, and just about halfway through the month too, how did that happen?! But of course, it being Wednesday means it is my turn to DT for The Stamp Basket, wheeeee!

A change of style for me today. I had such fun with the various bits and bobs that I got a little carried away (and some say that I should be).

Monday, 10 February 2014

With Valentine's Day later this week, I've got a bit of a love theme happening today, with sweet Tilly the puppy from Wild Rose Studio. The whole card was inspired by the papers and I tried to match the colours used on my image to the papers.

I'm really liking the double bow effect at the moment, and seem to do it on every bow now! I got myself a little bow maker about a month ago, and love that I can now do double bows with it. It works really well with this vintage style ribbon as the knot isn't too thick. On the thicker satin ribbons I usually use a pearl brad to hold the bow onto the card, but it's not needed here.

Saturday, 8 February 2014

Morning everyone! I do hope you are all keeping well! With all the rain that there has been here in the UK recently, it feels as though we could all do with flippers at the moment!Today's selection from the archives showcases one of my favourite Teddy stamps from Wild Rose Studio called...

Teddy with Present

...isn't it amazing what different projects you can make with just one stamp...hope you enjoy!